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Holistic Waste Management Strategies and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Cities
2 November 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s affiliated training centre CIFAL Jeju convened officials from central, state and local governments, NGO leaders and private sector representatives from nine countries in the Asia-Pacific region for a four-day workshop on "Holistic Waste Management Strategies and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Cities." CIFAL Jeju, in collaboration with UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), held…
27 September 2022, Plock, Poland – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock hosted the “City Coders Hackathon Plock” on 25-26 September, bringing together 81 participants, mostly high schoolers and university students to develop an application that would respond to the needs of the city residents.
Young innovators, under the supervision of experienced experts were tasked with designing solutions related to one of the three proposed topics: Social Inclusion, Renewable energy and City for the Youth.
Hackathon is not only about compet...
From May 16-17 2011, UNITAR's CIFAL Network of local development training centres held its third steering committee meeting under the framework of the 2011 International Conference of Innovative Cities (ICIC). The CIFAL Network meeting brought together the CIFALs to discuss achievements in 2010, solutions to shared challenges, and integration of new themes and approaches to capacity development delivery for each of their regions. UNITAR's Manager of the Knowledge Systems Innovation Unit, Ms. Sueli Giorgetta, held training sessions for CIFAL staff to ensure the…
UNITAR’s Affiliated Training Center in Shanghai Organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum
UNITAR’s Affiliated Training Center in Shanghai Organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum
4 - 6 November 2014, Shanghai, China – UNITAR’s affiliated training centre CIFAL Shanghai, in partnership with the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences organized the 10th Global City Informatization Forum (GCIF) that took place at the Kerry Hotel Pudong in Shanghai. An initiative created in 2000, the GCIF is a platform to exchange visions, policies and strategies on information and communications…
How to Make a Difference through Climate Change Education and Training
COP 20 Event Features UN Support for Life Long Learning and … a Game!
8 December 2014, Lima, Peru - An unusual side event at the annual Climate Conference in Lima (COP 20) provided a snapshot of what the United Nations is doing to support climate change education and training for children, youth and adults. Panellists and participants discussed how learning can actually ‘make a difference’ on the ground as well as the role of formal, non-formal and informal approaches. The audience also actively…
26 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and Franklin University Switzerland (FUS) – a Swiss/American accredited liberal arts university in Lugano, Switzerland – hosted a three-day online hackathon event during the Open Geneva Hackathon Festival. The event was organized and managed by three graduating students: Cristina Elvira Pérez, Jacqueline Lemon, and Ugo Bernasconi, from the Master’s programme in International Management with an emphasis on Responsible Management and Climate Action at FUS in partnership with UNITAR.
The hackathon aimed to foster creative and integ...
CIFAL Philippines Hosts Migration Data Workshop for Quezon City Migration and Development Council Members
30-31 August 2017, Antipolo City, Philippines - Thirty-two members of the Quezon City Migration and Development Council (MDC) successfully completed CIFAL Philippines’ capacity building workshop on migration data for sustainable development. The workshop, held from August 30 to 31, 2017, included lectures from experts and practical exercises on migration, data, and sustainable development.
Dr. Nimfa Ogena of the University of the Philippines Population Institute (…
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Although these have been difficult times for the city, the UNITAR New York Office has been able to successfully transition all our meetings, trainings, and conferences to a virtual format. In fact, thanks to the added capacity of webinars and livestreams, recent events and trainings have been able to reach a wider and more diverse audience than ever before.
During the pandemic, UNITAR NY Office has developed 11 capacity building events and impacted 4,700 participants (including the SDG Learning Center in July). Thank you to the team and Ambassador’s vision, UNITAR NY Offic...
From July 6-26, CIFAL Shanghai, in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R. of China, hosted its third training programme of 2011, with a focus on information and communications technology (ICT) services to build Smart Cities.
The 20-day training brought 38 participants from 24 countries, covering Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean regions to explore not only Chinese development of integrated ICT services in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing, but also to…